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Japan says its nuclear crisis action appropriate in report to IAEA
TOKYO, May 15 Kyodo -
The Japanese government says in a draft report to be presented to the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it took appropriate action immediately after the crisis emerged at the Fukushima nuclear power plants following the March 11 earthquake, describing generally in a favorable light the responses of itself and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., a gist of the report showed Sunday.
Although the government came under fire for not releasing sooner a forecast using its SPEEDI emergency estimate system for the impact of radiation in areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the draft report to the International Atomic Energy Agency says estimates are ''made public in sequence,'' according to the gist obtained by Kyodo News.
But the report concerning the crippled Fukushima Daiichi and adjacent Daini nuclear power stations notes ''inadequate responses having been pointed out'' with regard to the government's inability to foresee that the crisis could be prolonged.
The report is being produced by the government for an IAEA meeting of ministers in charge of nuclear safety scheduled for June 20-24 in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The government has formed a team, comprising staff chiefly from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the Japan Atomic Energy Commission and the utility, known as TEPCO, to compile the report after consulting with IAEA officials visiting Japan later this month, but it has withheld information about the team.
Critics say the report ''will likely reflect the views of only limited sources such as the government and TEPCO.''
The gist of the draft report includes details regarding the massive earthquake on March 11 and ensuing tsunami, the situation regarding the nuclear accident and its evaluation, emergency responses and their evaluations, and releases of radioactive materials.
On initial responses to the crisis, the gist says, ''Basic responses such as evacuation instructions were generally implemented as desired'' and ''from the perspective of emergency evacuation, necessary responses were attempted generally.''
On the SPEEDI data that the atomic commission was reluctant to make public, the gist says radiation doses have been ''made public as needed since March 23'' while forecasts regarding the proliferation of radioactive substances have been ''publicized in sequence after May 5.''
The crisis is classified in the gist as a ''severe accident'' that went sharply beyond the design criteria assumed for safety measures. It cites inadequacies in assessing the potentially prolonged nature of the crisis.
The Japanese government says in a draft report to be presented to the U.N. nuclear watchdog that it took appropriate action immediately after the crisis emerged at the Fukushima nuclear power plants following the March 11 earthquake, describing generally in a favorable light the responses of itself and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., a gist of the report showed Sunday.
Although the government came under fire for not releasing sooner a forecast using its SPEEDI emergency estimate system for the impact of radiation in areas around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the draft report to the International Atomic Energy Agency says estimates are ''made public in sequence,'' according to the gist obtained by Kyodo News.
But the report concerning the crippled Fukushima Daiichi and adjacent Daini nuclear power stations notes ''inadequate responses having been pointed out'' with regard to the government's inability to foresee that the crisis could be prolonged.
The report is being produced by the government for an IAEA meeting of ministers in charge of nuclear safety scheduled for June 20-24 in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
The government has formed a team, comprising staff chiefly from the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the Japan Atomic Energy Commission and the utility, known as TEPCO, to compile the report after consulting with IAEA officials visiting Japan later this month, but it has withheld information about the team.
Critics say the report ''will likely reflect the views of only limited sources such as the government and TEPCO.''
The gist of the draft report includes details regarding the massive earthquake on March 11 and ensuing tsunami, the situation regarding the nuclear accident and its evaluation, emergency responses and their evaluations, and releases of radioactive materials.
On initial responses to the crisis, the gist says, ''Basic responses such as evacuation instructions were generally implemented as desired'' and ''from the perspective of emergency evacuation, necessary responses were attempted generally.''
On the SPEEDI data that the atomic commission was reluctant to make public, the gist says radiation doses have been ''made public as needed since March 23'' while forecasts regarding the proliferation of radioactive substances have been ''publicized in sequence after May 5.''
The crisis is classified in the gist as a ''severe accident'' that went sharply beyond the design criteria assumed for safety measures. It cites inadequacies in assessing the potentially prolonged nature of the crisis.
